On This Day

Monday, May 2, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 5 .583 --
Indians 7 5 .583 0.0
Orioles 8 6 .571 0.0
Yankees 6 5 .545 0.5
Tigers 5 6 .455 1.5
Red Sox 5 6 .455 1.5
Senators 5 7 .417 2.0
Athletics 5 8 .385 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 12 4 .750 --
Giants 11 5 .688 1.0
Braves 8 6 .571 3.0
Cardinals 8 7 .533 3.5
Dodgers 8 8 .500 4.0
Cubs 5 10 .333 6.5
Phillies 5 11 .313 7.0
Reds 5 11 .313 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Daryl Spencer 4
2 Vic Power 3
3 Luis Aparicio 2
3 Ed Bailey 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Smoky Burgess 1
1 Jim Davenport 1
1 Jim Gentile 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Bailey 3
1 Jim Gentile 3
1 Pancho Herrera 3
1 Roy Sievers 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Tony Taylor 1
1 Lee Walls 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Willey 1.29
2 Jim O'Toole 0.89
3 Roger Craig 0.78
4 Gary Bell 0.67
5 Dick Drott 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Ben Johnson 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Willey 9
2 Jim O'Toole 8
3 Roger Craig 7
3 Dick Drott 7
5 Gary Bell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Lumpe .471
2 Willie Mays .452
3 Bill Skowron .435
4 Hank Aaron .411
5 Bob Allison .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 7
2 Ken Boyer 6
2 Roy McMillan 6
4 Ernie Banks 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 21
2 Ernie Banks 19
3 Roberto Clemente 18
4 Jim Gentile 17
4 Bill Mazeroski 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
2 Bill Virdon 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Johnson 0.66
2 Ray Herbert 1.00
3 Bob Friend 1.06
3 Steve Barber 1.06
5 Vern Law 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 4
2 Jim Coates 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Mike McCormick 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 38
2 Bob Friend 32
3 Camilo Pascual 31
4 Gary Bell 29
4 Carl Willey 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
3 Ted Bowsfield 2
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .349
2 Tito Francona .346
3 Hank Aaron .345
4 Harvey Kuenn .341
5 Willie Mays .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 45
2 Eddie Mathews 41
3 Rocky Colavito 40
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Harmon Killebrew 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Hank Aaron 121
3 Frank Robinson 117
4 Rocky Colavito 112
5 Gus Bell 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Willie Mays 33
3 Jim Gilliam 24
4 Orlando Cepeda 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.59
3 Vern Law 2.64
4 Camilo Pascual 2.66
5 Sam Jones 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 21
2 Vern Law 20
3 Lew Burdette 19
3 Warren Spahn 19
3 Early Wynn 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 243
2 Sam Jones 202
3 Camilo Pascual 201
4 Jim Bunning 195
5 Sandy Koufax 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Ryne Duren 16
3 Billy Loes 15
3 Don McMahon 15
5 3 tied 14